Many years and hundreds of adventures ago, Twilight Sparkle ventured to Ponyville in order to learn about the Magic of Friendship. Now she stands watch over the last of her friends as they prepare for the end. Naturally, they refuse to go quietly.

Sometimes, a choice has to be made between doing what's right and doing what's best. When Fluttershy finds the deposed Chrysalis near-death in the Everfree Forest, she knows just what she has to do.